Oops, I fartleked (Read 638 times)

Sorry, that joke does not and will not get old to me!
Anyhow, I've done some speedwork on the treadmill, but I hate hate hate it. I'm not really near a track either (well, I sort of am, but am without car, so.)
I've always been a little ... I dunno, apprehensive about doing fartleks. The idea of unstructured speedwork seemed weird to me, but I decided to try it tonight.
I just ran for a little bit, then sprinted/ ran hard for a block or two. I ended up at an 8:16 pace for 6 miles (normally around 8:40ish). It was a lot more fun and interesting than regular speedwork, although me running fast ("fast") is not a pretty sight!

I love to fartlek. I have been fartleking with my wife and trying an interesting form for a couple weeks. I run with my wife who is coming back to running. She will run at a slower pace while I sprint or run at a faster pace then I turn around and run back to her, then repeat the with something new. I even run backwards to her sometimes. Just to keep it fresh.
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